The Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) has warned that it could resume its strike if the government fails to pay outstanding promotion arrears by November 16, 2026.

The association’s Communications Director, Kingsley Anyimadu, gave the warning on Channel One Newsroom following the government’s failure to meet an earlier commitment to settle the arrears by the end of October.

“If by the 16th they have not paid, probably your network will be the first to even declare the strike for us, because it is becoming one too many… So by 16th, if they have not paid, there is a likelihood that we’re going to call our teachers back from the classroom. And what will happen should happen,” he said.

Mr Anyimadu said PRETAG was disappointed by the latest delay, especially after it suspended its industrial action following appeals from the Council of State and other stakeholders to give the government more time to pay the affected teachers.

He said the association had initially resolved not to return to the classroom until all affected teachers had received their arrears.

Explaining the delay, Mr Anyimadu said PRETAG had received conflicting accounts from officials. The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department had reportedly indicated that the Ghana Education Service (GES) had not submitted the data needed to process the payments.

He said the association was subsequently informed at a meeting with the Education Minister that the GES would submit the outstanding data on October 28, after which the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department would begin processing the payments.

The government has since assured PRETAG that the remaining teachers will receive their promotion arrears on or before November 16, 2026.

PRETAG has expressed disappointment over the repeated delays and called for accountability from GES leadership over the handling of the payments.